This is a complete list of female United States Army generals. It includes both active duty and reserve female generals.
U.S. Army generals[]
Image | Name | Rank | Notes/References |
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Clara Leach Adams-Ender | Brigadier general | The first woman to receive her master's degree in military arts and sciences from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the first African-American nurse corps officer to graduate from the United States Army War College | |
Marcia Anderson | Major general | The first African-American woman to become a major general in the United States Army Reserve[1] | |
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Heidi Brown | Major general | First Woman in the U.S. armed forces and the Army to command a Brigade in combat.[2] |
Mary E. Clarke | Major general | First woman to attain the rank of major general in the U.S. Army.[3] | |
Ann E. Dunwoody | General | First woman to serve as a four-star general in both the United States Army and the United States armed forces[4] | |
Rebecca S. Halstead | Brigadier general | First female West Point graduate to be promoted to Brigadier general[5] | |
Anna Mae Hays | Brigadier general | First woman in the U.S. armed forces to get promoted to Brigadier general[6] | |
Elizabeth P. Hoisington | Brigadier general | First woman from the Woman’s Army Corps (WAC) to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier general[7] | |
Wendy K. Johnson | Brigadier general | [8] | |
Catherine F. Jorgensen | Brigadier general | [9] | |
Claudia J. Kennedy | Lieutenant general | The first woman in the U.S. Army to be promoted to Lieutenant general.[10] | |
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Michelle Letcher | Brigadier general | [11] |
Coral Wong Pietsch | Brigadier general | The first Asian American woman to reach the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army[12] | |
Tammy Smith | Major general | The first woman general officer to serve in an Eighth Army headquarters-level position[13] | |
Nadja West | Lieutenant general | The first black woman to become Army Surgeon General;the first black female active-duty major general; the first black female major general in Army Medicine and the first black female lieutenant general in the United States Army. She is also the highest ranking woman to have graduated from the United States Military Academy.[14] |
See also[]
- Women in the United States Army
- Women in the United States Navy
- Women in the United States Marines
- Women in the United States Air Force
- Women in the United States Coast Guard
- List of female United States Marine Corps generals
- List of female United States Navy admirals
- List of female United States Coast Guard admirals
- List of female United States Air Force generals
References[]
- ↑ "Major General Marcia M. Anderson, Deputy Chief, Army Reserve (IMA)". 2012-03-25. http://www.usar.army.mil/arweb/organization/leadership/Pages/MajorGeneralMarciaMAnderson.aspx. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ↑ David Burge. "First Woman to Command a Brigade in Combat Looks Back on Army Career". Military.com. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/03/first-woman-command-brigade-combat-looks-back-army-career.html. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Maj. Gen. Mary E. Clarke – Extraordinary Soldier--Dies at 87". United States Army. 2011-06-14. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109140115/http://www.ausa.org/news/2011/Pages/MajGenMaryEClarke.aspx. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ C. Todd Lopez (August 15, 2012). "First female four-star general retires from Army". United States Army. https://www.army.mil/article/85606/first_female_four_star_general_retires_from_army. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ↑ Marni MCentee (September 1, 2004). "Brigadier general in Germany is first female West Point grad to reach rank". Stars and Stripes.com. https://www.stripes.com/news/brigadier-general-in-germany-is-first-female-west-point-grad-to-reach-rank-1.23749. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ↑ Jared Keller (January 9, 2018). "Anna Mae Hays, The US Military’s First Female General, Dies At Age 97". Task & Purpose. https://taskandpurpose.com/anna-mae-hays-female-general. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ↑ Association of the United States Army, Brig. Gen. Elizabeth P. Hoisington Dies Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine., August 23, 2007
- ↑ "Brigadier General Wendy K. Johnson". United States Army National Guard. https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/NGB-GOMO/bio-show/2829/. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Brigadier General Catherine F. Jorgensen". United States Army National Guard. https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/NGB-GOMO/bio-show/2499/. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Lieutenant general Claudia J. Kennedy, US Army, Retired" (PDF). United States Army. https://www.ikn.army.mil/apps/MIHOF/biographies/Kennedy,%20Claudia.pdf. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ↑ Mr. Tony Lopez (AMC) (September 21, 2018). "JMC Commander promoted to Brigadier General". United States Army. https://www.army.mil/article/211434/jmc_commander_promoted_to_brigadier_general. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ↑ Gregg K. Kakesako (May 15, 2009). "Army Reserve in Pacific gets first female leader". http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090515_Army_Reserve_in_Pacific_gets_first_female_leader.html. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ↑ Tim Oberle. "Eighth Army Welcomes First Female Deputy Commanding General". Military.com. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/07/12/eighth-army-welcomes-first-female-deputy-commanding-general.html. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ↑ Tolleson, Maria. "Maj. Gen. Nadja West confirmed as 44th Army Surgeon General | The United States Army". http://www.army.mil/article/159884/Maj__Gen__Nadja_West_confirmed_as_44th_Army_Surgeon_General/. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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